High Country Times

Of the 54,925 citizens living in Watauga County in 2019, 47,773 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

The bureau reported 24,152 of those people were female and 23,621 were male.

An agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System, the Census Bureau is responsible for compiling statistical facts about the American people, places and economy. Data for this story was compiled from the bureau’s American Community Survey. Information from the survey helps to determine how federal and state funds are distributed.

Statistical data for 2020 will be released later this year.

	Estimated Total	Percent of Total Population
Males 18 and over	23,621	43.01
Females 18 and over	24,152	43.97

Source: US Census Bureau